The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department is in the planning and conceptual design phase for a proposed new urban park located on a 14-acre site north of downtown Raleigh.
Important Project Updates
Raleigh Parks recognizes the issues and public concerns with the use of “Devereux” in the project name. The City’s facility naming resolution encourages the use of names based upon geographical, historical, or ecological features, indigenous to the park or facility’s area. At the June 16, 2022 meeting of the Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board (PRGAB), the board recommended renaming the project property “Pigeon House Meadow Park.” Pigeon House Branch flows through the project site, and the realignment and restoration of this stream is a key component in the proposed park’s concept design.
Any public comments related to this name change are welcome at the July 21, 2022 PRGAB regular meeting. For PRGAB meeting details, use this link. The final decision on name change will be through City Council.
The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department completed public engagement process on the Devereux Meadow Park Draft Concept Plan in early March 2022. See the Resources section at bottom of this page for the Concept Plan Report.
The Concept Plan is scheduled for presentation to the Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board (PRGAB) at their July 21, 2022 regular meeting. Public comments on the Concept Plan are welcome at that meeting. PRGAB action on the final Concept Plan is currently planned at their September 15, 2022 regular meeting. For PRGAB meeting details, use this link.
Please see below for links to our latest project video presentation and the results of the public survey.
Draft Concept Plan Survey (closed for comments on March 9, 2022)
If you have comments on the Devereux Meadow Park project, you can email or leave a voice mail at 855-925-2801, project code 6331.
Project Overview
The proposed park site is located on a 14-acre site at the corner of Capital Boulevard and Peace Street. Formerly the location of the Devereux Meadow baseball stadium, the site is now as a City maintenance facility.
The vision is for a passive park composed of walking trails, open meadows, native plantings, and stormwater wetlands along with opportunities for public art and environmental and historical interpretation of the site. A key part of the proposed park design is the restoration of the existing Pigeon House Branch, including re-establishing a more natural flow to this waterway. Another important component is the first phase of a new greenway connecting Crabtree Creek Greenway to Downtown Raleigh and Dix Park.
Most of this site is in the floodplain and contains areas of subsurface contamination. This contamination warrants environmental remediation before becoming a public park. Between 2017 and 2020, the project consultant, Tetra Tech Engineering, conducted environmental site analysis and constraints evaluations which are used to inform project planning and design.
The current conceptual and schematic design stage was initiated in December 2020. This stage includes the production of conceptual design alternatives vetted through internal and external engagement with city staff, local stakeholders and the public, the Parks Board, and the City Council. At this time, funding for the construction of this proposed park has not been allocated.
The vision for the park includes:
- Passive open areas and walking paths
- Environmental and historical interpretation
- Natural stormwater treatment areas
- Daylighting and restoration of Pigeon House Branch
- The first phase of a greenway connection from Crabtree Creek Greenway to Downtown Raleigh
This project is in cooperation with the Raleigh Stormwater Division.
Project Details
- Type:
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Parks
- Budget:
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$2,000,000 (Environmental Studies, Park Planning and Design)
- Project Lead:
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Gary Claiborne
- Contractors:
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Tetra Tech Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Consulting), Design Workshop (Landscape Architecture), and Ecosystems Planning and Restoration (Stream and Wetland Restoration Consultants)